Council Highlights - Monday, February 13, 2023

Committee of Whole and Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month, with the exception of holidays. The Committee of Whole is a committee consisting of all members of Council that recommends an item for approval by Council. The item still requires Council's final approval, which typically takes place at the next Council meeting held in two weeks’ time. Visit www.SaugeenShores.ca/Meetings to see all meeting dates, agendas, minutes, and webcasts.

Committee of Whole Meeting

2023 ROMA Delegation Package Briefs

Mayor Luke Charbonneau – along with Southampton Ward Councillor Cheryl Grace, Chief Administrative Officer Kara Van Myall, and Manager of Strategic Initiatives Jill Roote – spent three days at the end of January in Toronto at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference speaking with ministry representatives and other municipal leaders on issues that matter to the Town’s residents and businesses.

The delegation presented briefs to provincial officials from:

the Ministry of Education on working with Bluewater District School Board to build a new school that will service our growing population of school-age children,
the Ministry of Health to help attract and retain medical professionals in the community,
the Ministry of Transportation to help the Town manage its active transportation infrastructure and in particular the rail trail crossing at Highway 21.
the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport to support our recreational infrastructure, including the new Aquatic & Wellness Centre

The briefs outline the specific asks and supporting background and are available in the agenda package for information.

2022 Town of Saugeen Shores Annual Report

This report is a year-end summary of the Town’s achievements as measured against the goals set out in the 2022 Business Plan. It shows the Major Initiatives and Division Highlights that the Town accomplished and fulfilled. It also establishes a template for more detailed analysis in the 2023 Annual Report.

2022 Year End Building Department Report

2022 was a very strong year for building in Saugeen Shores. Saugeen Shores continued to exceed the five-year average for construction value and recorded the second-highest year for construction value.

To learn more, view the Committee of Whole meeting agenda.

Council Meeting

Committee of Whole Report

The Committee of Whole recommended that Council receive the Residential Intensification Guideline report for information.

Carried

To learn more, view the Council meeting agenda.